Ohio's jobless rate improves to 6.9 percent in January

1:55 AM,
Mar. 8, 2014

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Ohio's unemployment rate dropped slightly in January to 6.9 percent, according to numbers released Friday by the state.

The seasonally adjusted rate was down from 7.1 percent in December and 7.2 percent in November, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.

The state's rate has been declining but still running higher than the national rate, which hit a five-year low of 6.6 percent in January but edged up to 6.7 percent in February, according to the U.S. Labor Department. ...